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Employees with overactive bladder: work loss burden.

Eric Q Wu1, Howard Birnbaum, Maryna Marynchenko

  • 1Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ewu@analysisgroup.com

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
|May 14, 2005
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Overactive bladder (OAB) in employees leads to significant work loss costs for employers due to increased sick days and disability. This condition impacts productivity and increases absenteeism.

Area of Science:

  • Health Economics
  • Occupational Health
  • Urology

Background:

  • Overactive bladder (OAB) is a condition affecting many adults.
  • The economic impact of OAB on employers is not fully understood.
  • Workplace productivity can be affected by chronic health conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the indirect work loss costs associated with employee overactive bladder.
  • To compare work loss metrics between employees with and without OAB.
  • To identify specific drivers of work loss in OAB employees.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of a large administrative claims database (1.2 million beneficiaries).
  • Inclusion of medical and disability claims from 1999-2002.
  • Matched comparison of employees with OAB against those without OAB.

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Main Results:

  • Employees with OAB experienced significantly higher annual work loss (P < 0.01).
  • OAB was linked to 2.2 excess medically-related absenteeism days and 3.4 excess disability days annually.
  • Increased disability risk was observed in OAB employees, particularly females (P < 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • Overactive bladder significantly contributes to employer work loss costs.
  • Increased employee sick days and disability risk are key factors in OAB-related costs.
  • Addressing OAB in the workforce can mitigate economic losses for employers.